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Bill Bolloten
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Writer at the Spanish Wine Collective https://bsky.app/profile/spanishwinecoll.bsky.social
https://www.spanishwinecollective.com
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My latest dispatch for the @spanishwinecoll.bsky.social.

Looking back at memorable wines of 2025, I recall an exceptional unfortified fino from Bodegas Luis Pérez.

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Memorable wines of 2025: Part two — Spanish Wine Collective
Spanish Wine Collective writers reflect on a memorable bottle they uncorked in 2025. Bill Bolloten recalls an exceptional unfortified fino from Bodegas Luis Pérez.
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January 16, 2026 at 10:37 AM
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Last month I travelled to Bierzo in northwest Spain with fellow scribes from the @spanishwinecoll.bsky.social. We got to experience first-hand the terroir-driven projects of Verónica Ortega and Nacho León. Full report now up.
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Bierzo Uncorked — Spanish Wine Collective
The Spanish Wine Collective gets to experience first-hand the terroir-driven projects of Verónica Ortega and Nacho León
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December 10, 2025 at 9:04 AM
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My latest dispatch for the @spanishwinecoll.bsky.social takes me to Montilla-Moriles, a corner of Andalusia whose distinctive wines absolutely deserve more attention.

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Fino Eléctrico “Bombilla”, Bodegas Toro Albalá — Spanish Wine Collective
Bill Bolloten flicks the switch and shines a light on an iconic fino from Montilla-Moriles
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December 2, 2025 at 11:28 AM
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It's not all about sherry in Andalusia; there are red wines too. Bill Bolloten drinks a Tintilla de Rota from Bodegas Luis Pérez and gets a taste of the wild side of Cádiz. New today at the @spanishwinecoll.bsky.social.
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Wine of the week — Spanish Wine Collective
Bill Bolloten tastes a Tintilla that expresses the wilder side of Cádiz
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October 27, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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Good times in great company… and l also finally got to meet @billboll.bsky.social! 🥂
October 10, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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New at the Spanish Wine Collective today. @billboll.bsky.social enjoys a ‘cena y maridaje’ (dinner with wine pairings) to remember in Seville at Augurio, featuring the sherry wines of Bodegas Juan Piñero.
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A sherry showcase: Juan Piñero’s wines meet modern Andalusian cuisine at Augurio in Seville — Spanish Wine Collective
Bill Bolloten enjoys a ‘cena y maridaje’ to remember in Seville
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October 11, 2025 at 7:38 AM
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New from me today at the Spanish Wine Collective @spanishwinecoll.bsky.social. A glass of Manzanilla Pasada from @BodegasArgueso has me reflecting on just how rewarding it is to be part of Club Contubernio.

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Wine of the week — Spanish Wine Collective
A glass of Manzanilla Pasada has Bill Bolloten reflecting on just how rewarding it is to be part of Club Contubernio
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September 5, 2025 at 9:16 AM
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Miguel Crunia, one of Britain’s top sommeliers, writes about Bodegas Siluvio in Asturias and their recovery of a traditional style of red wine that blends local grape varieties.

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Siluvio Bodegas y Viñedos: Reviving La Mezcla Canguesa — Spanish Wine Collective
Miguel Crunia, one of Britain’s top sommeliers, writes about Bodegas Siluvio in Asturias and their recovery of a traditional style of red wine that blends local grape varieties.
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August 1, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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Great review by my colleague @billboll.bsky.social of what sounds like an important new addition to the library of Spanish wine writing
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Bill Bolloten @billboll.bsky.social reviews Vinalogando por España. A resource that will appeal to lovers of Spanish wine at all stages of their journey. Want to know about native grape varieties & wine production in all of Spain’s autonomous communities? You’ll find the information you need here.
Vinalogando por España: La guía para entender de vinos en el país — Spanish Wine Collective
Bill Bolloten reviews Vinalogando por España, a new book that guides readers through the complexities of the Spanish wine world
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July 18, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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José Luis Rodríguez Martínez comprueba en Fenavin 2025 la transformación de los vinos de Castilla-La Mancha.

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Los nuevos vinos manchegos: rebelión silenciosa en Fenavín 2025 — Spanish Wine Collective
José Luis Rodríguez Martínez comprueba en Fenavin 2025 la transformación de los vinos de Castilla-La Mancha
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July 11, 2025 at 8:41 AM
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Too odd for normies, too available for the cool kids — but it remains iconic.

(If you’re not a fino fan, try it with some good tonic and it will change your mind.)
July 4, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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A dispatch from Jamonlandia. I pay tribute to one of Spain’s most iconic and emblematic wines, Tío Pepe fino.

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Wine of the week — Spanish Wine Collective
Tío Pepe: dry but never boring. Bill Bolloten pays tribute to the classic Jerez fino
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July 4, 2025 at 6:47 AM
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Our Catalonia correspondent Alan Nance @amicdelvi.bsky.social explains why St John's Eve (23 June) is so important in his home region, and uncorks some fine Catalan wines by Nuria Renom, El Jardí dels Sentits, Celler Joan d’Anguera and Can Descregut.
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Fire and wine for the Feast of St John — Spanish Wine Collective
Alan Nance recounts the significance of midsummer fires in Catalonia, and uncorks some fine local wines to celebrate the occasion.
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June 27, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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Wine of the week. Alan Nance @amicdelvi.bsky.social is rewarded for venturing beyond his Penedès home territory in search of something sparkling. The prize was the Laietà Gran Reserva Brut Nature Cava Alta Alella.

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Wine of the week — Spanish Wine Collective
Alan Nance is rewarded for venturing beyond his Penedès home territory in search of something sparkling.
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June 20, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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Should the Atlantic red wines of DO Ribeiro be better known? Our Galicia correspondent @adrianmcmanus.bsky.social thinks so, and draws our attention to this fresh, red-fruited tinto from Casal do Canteiro.
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Wine of the week — Spanish Wine Collective
Adrian McManus draws our attention to an Atlantic red wine from Ribeiro in north-east Spain.
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June 13, 2025 at 9:34 AM
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Wine of the week. I tasted the first still white wine made by the Jerez bodega Fernando de Castilla.

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Wine of the week — Spanish Wine Collective
Bill Bolloten travels to Sanlúcar for one of Spain’s best wine festivals and tastes a fine vino de pasto from Jerez.
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June 8, 2025 at 6:36 AM
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Spanish Wine Collective founder Chris Lynch says farewell, and reflects on wine drinking in the UK and how Spain remains an exciting place for wine lovers.

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A farewell to the Spanish Wine Collective — Spanish Wine Collective
Spanish Wine Collective founder Chris Lynch says farewell, and reflects on wine drinking in the UK and how Spain remains an exciting place for wine lovers.
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May 30, 2025 at 5:29 AM
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My latest dispatch for the @spanishwinecoll.bsky.social
May 26, 2025 at 12:40 PM
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As spring unfurls across the Garraf region of Catalonia, Alan Nance @amicdelvi.bsky.social reflects on how food and wine can truly become a living, soulful experience in the company of others.

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On wine, food and friends — Spanish Wine Collective
As spring unfurls across the Garraf, Alan Nance offers up a recipe for communion with others
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May 2, 2025 at 9:59 AM
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Our Madrid correspondent José Luis Rodríguez Martínez visits Bosque de Matasnos, a flagship project for sustainable wine production in Ribera del Duero.
April 18, 2025 at 7:31 AM
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My fellow traveller @billboll.bsky.social giving us good reason to walk to Santiago de Compostela…
April 11, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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A pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela for the first edition of Galicia Wine Taste.

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Galicia Wine Taste: a wine pilgrim’s progress — Spanish Wine Collective
Bill Bolloten makes a wine pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela for the first edition of Galicia Wine Taste
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April 11, 2025 at 7:17 AM
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Chris Lynch @clynch83.bsky.social gives us the lowdown on the bars and free tapa culture of León.

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Embutido overload in León — Spanish Wine Collective
Chris Lynch gives us the lowdown on the bars and free tapa culture of León
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April 7, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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Our first article in Spanish. Madrid correspondent José Luis Rodríguez Martínez continues his quest to find great places to drink wine in Madrid. His visits Fun Fun, a stylish and welcoming bar that offers natural wines from Spain and beyond.

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Fun Fun: disfrutar el vino orgánico en Madrid "sin salir de casa” — Spanish Wine Collective
José Luis Rodríguez Martínez visita Fun Fun, un elegante y acogedor bar en Madrid que ofrece vinos naturales de España y más allá.
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March 30, 2025 at 7:29 AM
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Nuestro primero artículo en español. José Luis Rodríguez Martínez continúa su búsqueda de excelentes lugares para beber vino en Madrid y visita Fun Fun, un elegante y acogedor bar en Madrid que ofrece vinos naturales de España y más allá.
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Fun Fun: disfrutar el vino orgánico en Madrid "sin salir de casa” — Spanish Wine Collective
José Luis Rodríguez Martínez visita Fun Fun, un elegante y acogedor bar en Madrid que ofrece vinos naturales de España y más allá.
www.spanishwinecollective.com
March 30, 2025 at 7:30 AM